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A Lament for Tyre
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying:
Lament over Tyre
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying,
And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,
“And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
and say unto Tyre: O thou that art situate at the entries of the sea, and traffickest with the peoples in many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
“Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
They made all thy double boards of cypress-trees of Senir; they took cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Of the oaks of Bashan did they make thine oars; they made thy benches of ivory, inlaid in box-wood, out of the isles of Chittim.
“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars;
With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.
With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.
Byssus with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for a banner; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark;
Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
So that it became your distinguishing mark;
Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, who were in thee, were thy pilots.
“The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers;
Your wise men, O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots.
Your wise men, O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots.
The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee repairing thy leaks; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to barter with thee.
“The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams;
All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
Persia and Lud and Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged shield and helmet in thee; they gave splendour to thee.
“Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor.
The children of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were on thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they made thy beauty perfect.
“The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
Tarshish dealt with thee by reason of the abundance of all substance; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they furnished thy markets.
“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee the persons of men, and vessels of bronze.
“Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders; with the lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise.
They of the house of Togarmah furnished thy markets with horses, and horsemen, and mules.
“Those from Beth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares.
The children of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they rendered in payment horns of ivory, and ebony.
“The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment.
Syria dealt with thee for the multitude of thy handiworks: they traded in thy markets with carbuncles, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and corals, and rubies.
“Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies.
Judah and the land of Israel were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee wheat of Minnith, and sweet cakes, and honey, and oil, and balm.
“Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise.
Damascus dealt with thee because of the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the abundance of all substance, with wine of Helbon, and white wool.
“Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool.
Vedan and Javan of Uzal traded in thy markets: wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were in thy traffic.
“Vedan and Javan paid for your wares from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and sweet cane were among your merchandise.
Dedan was thy trafficker in precious riding-cloths.
“Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were the merchants of thy hand: in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these did they trade with thee.
“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were thy traffickers: they furnished thy markets with all the choice spices, and with all precious stones and gold.
“The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with thee:
“Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you.
these traded with thee in sumptuous clothes, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests full of variegated stuffs, bound with cords and made of cedar-wood, amongst thy merchandise.
“They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished, and highly honoured, in the heart of the seas.
“The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise.
And you were filled and were very glorious
In the heart of the seas.
And you were filled and were very glorious
In the heart of the seas.
The Destruction of Tyre
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
“Your rowers have brought you
Into great waters;
The east wind has broken you
In the heart of the seas.
Into great waters;
The east wind has broken you
In the heart of the seas.
Thy substance, and thy markets, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, they that repair thy leaks, and they that barter with thee, and all thy men of war that are in thee, along with all thine assemblage which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall.
“Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
Your sailors and your pilots,
Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise
And all your men of war who are in you,
With all your company that is in your midst,
Will fall into the heart of the seas
On the day of your overthrow.
Your sailors and your pilots,
Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise
And all your men of war who are in you,
With all your company that is in your midst,
Will fall into the heart of the seas
On the day of your overthrow.
The open places shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
“At the sound of the cry of your pilots
The pasture lands will shake.
The pasture lands will shake.
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,
“All who handle the oar,
The sailors and all the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships;
They will stand on the land,
The sailors and all the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships;
They will stand on the land,
and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly; and they shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in ashes.
And they will make their voice heard over you
And will cry bitterly.
They will cast dust on their heads,
They will wallow in ashes.
And will cry bitterly.
They will cast dust on their heads,
They will wallow in ashes.
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
“Also they will make themselves bald for you
And gird themselves with sackcloth;
And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul
With bitter mourning.
And gird themselves with sackcloth;
And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul
With bitter mourning.
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying,] Who is like Tyre, like her that is destroyed in the midst of the sea?
“Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you
And lament over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?
And lament over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?
When thy wares went forth over the seas, thou filledst many peoples; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the abundance of thy substance and of thy merchandise.
‘When your wares went out from the seas,
You satisfied many peoples;
With the abundance of your wealth and your merchandise
You enriched the kings of earth.
You satisfied many peoples;
With the abundance of your wealth and your merchandise
You enriched the kings of earth.
In the time [when] thou art broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thine assemblage in the midst of thee have fallen.
‘Now that you are broken by the seas
In the depths of the waters,
Your merchandise and all your company
Have fallen in the midst of you.
In the depths of the waters,
Your merchandise and all your company
Have fallen in the midst of you.
All the inhabitants of the isles are amazed at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, [their] countenance is troubled.
‘All the inhabitants of the coastlands
Are appalled at you,
And their kings are horribly afraid;
They are troubled in countenance.
Are appalled at you,
And their kings are horribly afraid;
They are troubled in countenance.